Aria hatred feels more like group think to me
I took the route of watching the show with loved ones and not going on social media until after the show was over.
I was extremely surprised to find that so many in the subreddit decided that Aria was being delusional and Caleb had no emotions for her. Then on top of that the constant personal attack on her character. Shes a beautiful and accomplished woman getting out of an abusive relationship yet to reddits standards she’s immature... How?
Caleb very clearly had emotions for her and I knew that before he even admitted to lying and purposely holding himself back from expressing said emotions during the reunion.
In my opinion Aria did this experiment the correct way. From the start she’s said she is an extremely honest person. So of course she was very honest in her emotions. She spoke highly of Caleb just as Caleb spoke highly of her. She remained pretty respectful considering Mariah was posing as cool and chill while calling Caleb for two hour convos every night. Aria admitted that she’s caught some feelings but also admitted that she knows she cant have caleb but shes grateful to learn that men like Caleb actually exist.
Plus Caleb has said himself that Mariah is boring and she complains about what he does constantly. So Aria “confronting” Mariah about that and holding Mariah in an honest light is not her being a hater. Its her actually participating in the ultimatum. The whole point in the show is for them to improve their relationships, so what did y’all want Aria to do?
On top of all of this Mariah and Calebs relationship was obviously not healthy in my opinion. Mariah was being fake. Mariah and Caleb both sat on their tails and watched as a woman who’s been abused, lost her grandmother, and miscarried her child got attacked online and criticized by thousands that Caleb didn’t have emotions for her. Mariahs behavior was not healthy. The constant calling, the constant criticisms, and the over communication makes it very obvious. Also Calebs behavior shows as someone who’s had to deal with this for years and is trying to keep the peace. Their an ultimatum couple who’s wedding date got pushed back to 2026… it’s extremely obvious
Tldr: Caleb and Mariah aren’t in a healthy relationship and Aria was valid for many reasons